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The winner of this week’s giveaway can literally make that request. Because Swedish-born Virginia-based artist Erica Eriksdotter is giving away a commissioned painting worth up to $350. That’s right everyone, put on your fancy pants because soon you could be telling your friends smugly “oh yeah, that beautiful painting over there? I commissioned it.”
We really like the color in all of Erica’s work, and we love that our winner will be able to guide the color and design of their custom work to fit their home perfectly. You can even pick the best size for your space (from a 12 x 9″ up to 16 x 20″). Here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: A commissioned painting from Studio Eriksdotter worth up to $350
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “PAINT ME A PICTURE!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: …tell us about your favorite piece of one-of-a-kind artwork that you currently own. Maybe it’s a finger painting done by a kid in your life? Something you got on etsy? Or a drawing that you sketched yourself to fill some blank space?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, November 24th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States, Canada and Europe!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Not only do we have one winner, but everyone can get 10% off of anything from Studio Eriksdotter through Dec 9th. Use the code YOUNGHOUSELOVE for any stationery purchase in her Etsy shop or you can contact her directly for art inquiries.
And our very lucky winner (as selected by random.org) is… Ali Moore. Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Studio Eriksdotter.
Brooke says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Kristen says
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Celestia says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
The only one-of-a-kind art I currently own is my own photography.
Kristin Johnson says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
Dont have anything real original, still trying to get artwork up on my walls…I have a hard time making decisions!
Cindy @ The Flipping Couple says
Paint me a picture!! Well, the only original art I own is photographs. Some taken by (very) talented friends. Some taken by my (very talented) Dad. I even have a collection of framed photos of some of our favorite cities that we’ve taken during vacations.
JP says
“PAINT ME A PICTURE!”
Bonus: A picture of a deer that I sketched and then polyuerathaned to a piece of wood. Turned out pretty cool.
Jessica says
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My favorite piece of “original artwork” would have to be the memo board in our house that is covered with notes from friends and family and invitations. Everyday when I look at it I remember how fortunate we are to have such a support network!
Amanda S says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love my oil painting of red poppies that I bought in a small antique store in Fredericksburg, TX. It was the most expensive piece of unnecessary home decor I’d ever purchased at the time (about $350), but 3 years later I still smile every time I see it hanging in my kitchen!
Lindsay says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
My niece drew me a beautiful picture that I have on my fridge!
Valerie Hollis says
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I LOVE THESE, I HOPE I WIN!!
pds says
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My favorite piece is an abstracted city scape by a local artist who has become a good friend. Love it.
Sarah Barnes says
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My favorite piece(s) of art are two pieces that were created for me by my cousins who are sisters. One painted me a watercolor picture when she was in elementary school and it is hanging on the wall of my office. The other sculpted my head when she was in elementary school. Both were created by budding young artists — and both lit me up with smiles when I received them!!
Ashley says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
My favorite “homemade” art is a photo my boyfriend took of my legs. I got the idea from some sexy posters at Urban Outfitters. I loved the idea, but wanted to class it up a bit. No underwear or naked bellies for me! I rigged up some lighting and broke out my new (at the time) Nikon and he snapped away. I edited the photo a bit and made it black and white, ordered a poster size print from Kodak and had it framed. It really gives our somewhat sweet bedroom a grown-up sensibility. And if I didn’t tell you, you’d never know those stems were mine :)
jamie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Fave piece is a set of collage/oil paintings I did back in college painted on an old set of cabinet doors my dad had lying around in the garage.
Sarah T says
Paint me a picture, please! They aren’t one of a kind, but I love the two black and white prints my husband bought in Australia.
KCatGU says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I also love georgia o’keefe paintings
anu says
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i’m lucky to have acquired quite a bit of original art over the past few years, but my favorite has to be a piece i just unpacked last night. the funhi tile by heather knight of element clay studio.
meredith says
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My favorite one of a kind piece at home is from a homeless man that sketched my favorite band on a piece of paper. I bought it from him for $10 and it’s definitely one of a kind!
hollie says
Paint me a picture!!
My favorite OOAK piece is a crayon drawing done for me by my then two year old niece for my birthday. She worked really hard on it and was so excited to give it to me that I grin every time I see it!
Kathy says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
Years ago I bought a large abstract cityscape painting that was buried in the back of a junk store in Coney Island. This place literally had heaps of stolen goods and junk in it. I always get complements on it and it always makes me chuckle — it cost me $25.
Sara H says
Paint me a Picture!
I would have to say it’s my 2 year old daughter’s apple-stamping picture on our fridge right now :)
Jamie Swisher says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I don’t have any original art yet and I would love to have some.
Amy N. says
Paint me a Picture!
My favorite piece of original artwork was done by a local artist from our town, and it was given to me as a Christmas gift by my husband. It’s a picture of a snowflake done with watercolors and thread…the thread details the intricacies of the snowflake. It’s my favorite piece because I know that it’s really a one-of-a-kind!
EmilyL says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
oh, i love houses filled with real art that has meaning. I’m getting married in March so my house hasn’t started yet…but I do have orginal artwork in my office from a street vendor in Moldova (between romania and ukraine) from when I went there on a mission trip 4 years ago. I love it!
Ris says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I have a really nice reproduction of a Van Gogh painting that a friend gave me many years ago. I just love the colors in it.
Vaea says
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My favorite piece of art is a painting my parents got in my honor when I was born. It’s a little Tahitian girl dancing “Tamure”, the Tahitian folklore.
jc says
PAINT ME A PICTURE….i love to collect hatchshow prints from my hometown shows.
Emily says
Paint me a picture! I have an old window that was painted on one side and the original distressed paint is on the other… love it.
Katie S says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite is a vintage 1930’s photo of my grandmother wearing heels and shooting a rifle.
Linde says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!!!
I have three watercolors I did an art class years ago. I had them framed and they hang over our changing table in the nursery. It feels great to see my kids point at my own artwork!
Catherine M says
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I have way too many favorite pieces of art, however the most spectacular piece I have is spectacular because of what it is and who it is by and not what it looks like…. It’s an official marked print of Pierre Auguste Renoir’s 1879 painting “Margot Berard” made in the early 1950’s from the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Though the painting is totally creepy, I found it in its original wood frame with an official label from the museum at a Goodwill last year for $4!!!!!! I knew it would be foolish of me to leave it behind, however I have it in a closet because it’s not my taste and, like I said, sorta creepy! LOL
Rebecca says
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We have a “Water Striders 2” print by Charley Harper in our house. If you haven’t seen work by Charley, you should definitely google it.
birdie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My fave piece of original artwork is a simple sketch my husband made :)
Sarah L says
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My favorite original art I painted myself, a pair of multi-hued red and gold oil painted rectangle canvases with some swirls etched in…they’re not too exciting, but they make great added color.
Adam says
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My wife and I love an original glass dish that was created for us as a wedding present.
Brittany says
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My most prized piece of art is a painting my husband comissioned for our engagement. It depicts him down on bended knee asking me to marry him. He placed it in a ballroom where he took me after a symphony, and that’s where he proposed. It is amazing because in the paiting I was wearing the same dress I had on that night. He did an amazing job of planning it!
I also have a prized batik his family brought us from Sri Lanka for a wedding gift.
acp says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My fav one-of-a-kind in our house is a canvas painted in shades of cream and white. Each person who looks at it seems to see something different in it, which I love. Its quite large and I made it in our first home to fill some space but it has really grown on me (I’m a designer, not a painter).
Rachel B. says
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We recently took a Holy Land trip. While we were in Bethlehem, we bought a nativity set, carved out of one big piece of olive wood. It is so unique and definitely a treasured set that we’ll be able to decorate with every year.
Karen Perry says
PAINT ME A PICTURE! My favorite Picture in my house is a painting that my mother in law painted of me at my wedding. It was the most thoughtful gift I have ever received!
Katie J says
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My favorite piece is something I bought on Etsy (currently my favorite place to obtain art). It’s an ampersand (&) made of brightly colored flowers, so it speaks to my grammar nerd heart and love for bright colors!
Alyssa says
Paint me a picture! I have a lined drawing of Chicago from Etsy that I LOVE!
Mrs G says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
I love the hand-carved wood bowl that was given to my husband and I as a wedding gift.
Rachel says
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I had our wedding vows done up by someone on Etsy and they turned out beautifully!
Junia says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!! My family is hopeless when it comes to art so all of our art is store bought but my favorite original art is a picture that was taken on accident and turned out so great!
sarah C says
“paint me a picture!” pleeease! My favorite peice of original artwork in my home, is a picture my mom painted as a gift for my 24th birthday. It is of a sunflower, and is hanging in our bathroom. Love it.
Katie says
PAINT ME A PICTURE!
my favorite piece is a big, bright painting i did to take up a giant blank wall. these capture the same feel of that, but are MUCH better!
Melissa says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite is a piece of sumi-e painted by the grandmother of a host family I stayed with while studying abroad in Japan one summer in college. Beautiful fish.
Diane says
Paint me a picture!
My favorite art that I own is a jar my brother painted for me at Color-Me-Mine when he was little. It’s so precious :)
Courtney says
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I love my grandmother’s watercolor painting of lily pads :)
Ilana says
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I commissioned a picture for my boyfriend. It’s superman fighting a bear. Happy birthday to him.